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Compared to Shell, Exxon saw a much more limited role for CCS in its low-emission future energy scenario. Credit: Mike Mozart (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
us/Despite Advertising Carbon Capture, ExxonMobil Saw Marginal Role for It in Fighting Climate Change 
By Cartie Werthman
on
Internal documents unearthed by a U.S. Senate panel show the oil giant modeled up to 500 CCS sites operating globally by 2050, far fewer than rival Shell. 
Capital Power Generation pulled the plug on a .4 billion carbon capture and storage project at the Genesee Generating Station. Credit:
Canceled Canadian CCS Project Deemed 'Not Economically Feasible'
By Taylor Noakes
on
Repeal accompanies a new report that confirms existing carbon capture projects continue to underperform.
An ExxonMobil refinery on the banks of the Mississippi River. Credit: Terekhova (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
us/Congressional Investigation Reveals New Evidence of Big Oil's Decades-Long Campaign to Deny Climate Science
By Adam M. Lowenstein
on
Fossil fuel industry efforts to delay inquiries highlight its sense of impunity – and echo tactics used to obstruct climate action and deceive the public.
Screen shot of Financial Times' partner content page for Aramco.
Financial Times, Reuters Pull Saudi Aramco-sponsored Climate Content 
By Joey Grostern
on
Advertorials and a podcast vanish as regulators consider greenwashing complaint against the state-owned oil giant.
The Little Sioux Corn Processors ethanol plant in the distance with railroad tracks leading to it.
us/Sell Our CO2 to Pump More Oil? It’s Likely, Says Iowa-based Carbon Capture Project.
By Taylor Noakes
on
Summit Carbon Solutions insisted for years that its proposed Midwest carbon pipeline network would not be used for enhanced oil recovery in North Dakota.
The Trans Mountain project would not have been possible without considerable direct federal government financial support. Credit: Adam Jones via Flickr (CC BY 2.0 DEED)
Report: As Climate Crisis Expands, Canada Still Hands Billions to Fossil Fuel Industry
By Taylor Noakes
on
A new Environmental Defence analysis reveals that despite government promises to cut, the amount of taxpayers’ money given to the industry remains high.
Credit: Sabrina Bedford
Will The UK’s Flagship Climate ‘Solution’ Be Used to Pump More North Sea Oil?
By Michael Buchsbaum
on
Documents show industry has spent years studying how to harness carbon capture projects for a process known as “enhanced oil recovery.”
Meadow and woodlands in Tuolumne County, one of the two rural counties where Golden State Natural Resources proposes to build a wood pellet production facility. Credit: Malcolm Manners (CC BY 2.0 DEED)
Wood Pellet Giant Drax Targets California Forests
By Phoebe Cooke
on
Plans for two industrial pellet plants would increase carbon emissions and hurt the health of rural communities, campaigners warn.
The Ford F-150 Lightening battery-electric pickup. (Credit: Kevauto (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons
us/Electric F-150 Pickups Beat Ethanol-Fueled Models for Environment, Save Drivers Money: Study 
By Taylor Noakes
on
Stanford researcher's analysis suggests that a controversial plan to capture and store carbon from 34 ethanol "flex-fuel" plants will not substantially reduce CO2 pollution.
Cooling towers at Drax power station, North Yorkshire. The firm has won planning approval for two carbon capture units, but campaigners say the technology is unproven. Credit: Jonathan Brennan (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
uk/Drax Wants to Capture State Subsidies, Not Carbon
By Almuth Ernsting
on
The firm’s proposal to bury emissions from burning wood under the North Sea is still a pipe dream, says campaigner Almuth Ernsting of Biofuelwatch.

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us/Despite Advertising Carbon Capture, ExxonMobil Saw Marginal Role for It in Fighting Climate Change 
ByCartie Werthman
on
Internal documents unearthed by a U.S. Senate panel show the oil giant modeled up to 500 CCS sites operating globally by 2050, far fewer than rival Shell. 
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Compared to Shell, Exxon saw a much more limited role for CCS in its low-emission future energy scenario. Credit: Mike Mozart (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Canceled Canadian CCS Project Deemed 'Not Economically Feasible'
ByTaylor Noakes
on
Repeal accompanies a new report that confirms existing carbon capture projects continue to underperform.
Capital Power Generation pulled the plug on a .4 billion carbon capture and storage project at the Genesee Generating Station. Credit:
us/Congressional Investigation Reveals New Evidence of Big Oil's Decades-Long Campaign to Deny Climate Science
ByAdam M. Lowenstein
on
Fossil fuel industry efforts to delay inquiries highlight its sense of impunity – and echo tactics used to obstruct climate action and deceive the public.
An ExxonMobil refinery on the banks of the Mississippi River. Credit: Terekhova (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
Financial Times, Reuters Pull Saudi Aramco-sponsored Climate Content 
ByJoey Grostern
on
Advertorials and a podcast vanish as regulators consider greenwashing complaint against the state-owned oil giant.
Series: Advertising & PR Industry
Screen shot of Financial Times' partner content page for Aramco.
us/Sell Our CO2 to Pump More Oil? It’s Likely, Says Iowa-based Carbon Capture Project.
ByTaylor Noakes
on
Summit Carbon Solutions insisted for years that its proposed Midwest carbon pipeline network would not be used for enhanced oil recovery in North Dakota.
The Little Sioux Corn Processors ethanol plant in the distance with railroad tracks leading to it.
Report: As Climate Crisis Expands, Canada Still Hands Billions to Fossil Fuel Industry
ByTaylor Noakes
on
A new Environmental Defence analysis reveals that despite government promises to cut, the amount of taxpayers’ money given to the industry remains high.
The Trans Mountain project would not have been possible without considerable direct federal government financial support. Credit: Adam Jones via Flickr (CC BY 2.0 DEED)
Will The UK’s Flagship Climate ‘Solution’ Be Used to Pump More North Sea Oil?
ByMichael Buchsbaum
on
Documents show industry has spent years studying how to harness carbon capture projects for a process known as “enhanced oil recovery.”
Series: Investigating Carbon Capture in Europe
Credit: Sabrina Bedford
Wood Pellet Giant Drax Targets California Forests
ByPhoebe Cooke
on
Plans for two industrial pellet plants would increase carbon emissions and hurt the health of rural communities, campaigners warn.
Series: Drax: The UK’s ‘Carbon Neutral’ Biomass Power Plant
Meadow and woodlands in Tuolumne County, one of the two rural counties where Golden State Natural Resources proposes to build a wood pellet production facility. Credit: Malcolm Manners (CC BY 2.0 DEED)
us/Electric F-150 Pickups Beat Ethanol-Fueled Models for Environment, Save Drivers Money: Study 
ByTaylor Noakes
on
Stanford researcher's analysis suggests that a controversial plan to capture and store carbon from 34 ethanol "flex-fuel" plants will not substantially reduce CO2 pollution.
The Ford F-150 Lightening battery-electric pickup. (Credit: Kevauto (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons
Opinion
uk/Drax Wants to Capture State Subsidies, Not Carbon
ByAlmuth Ernsting
on
The firm’s proposal to bury emissions from burning wood under the North Sea is still a pipe dream, says campaigner Almuth Ernsting of Biofuelwatch.
Series: Drax: The UK’s ‘Carbon Neutral’ Biomass Power Plant
Cooling towers at Drax power station, North Yorkshire. The firm has won planning approval for two carbon capture units, but campaigners say the technology is unproven. Credit: Jonathan Brennan (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)